Some great scores to win comfortably

9-17 to 2-04 7th August 2017 Vs. St. Dominics

Killavullen scored some delightful points and a number of goals to run out easy winners against St. Dominics in the last game of the regular section of the U16 football league. The game was played in Killavullen on the 7th of August – the bank holiday Monday where a decent crowd attended. This win will qualify us for the semi-finals of the competition.

The Glanworth / Shanballymore combination had the opening score of the game, when we conceded a soft goal after 2 minutes. Brian Cotter scored points in quick replies in the 3rd and 4th minutes. Eoin Birchill then was found in space by Fionn Magner and he scored a nice point. Mark Nagle scored a neat goal for us in the 7th minute, after showing good determination along the end line. Cian O Connor was proving to be very effective as a full forward, and scored himself in the 10th minute.

Mark repeated his goal scoring tricks in the 11th minute, this time scoring from a very acute angle. Eoin Birchill got our next goal, round the same time, after Mikey Looney had cut out a St. Dominics attack, and his quick pass forward was worked cleverly by the forwards to Eoin, to score. We got sloppy at the back again, and conceded a goal, that should have been cleared in the 12th minute. Mark scored a delightful long range point, and then his 3rd goal in the 18th minute. Mikey O Connor scored his point after making good space for himself, and our final score of the half, was another good effort from Cian. Our opponents scored 2 further points to leave the half time score 4-07 to 2-02.

After the break, we had points from Eoin x 2, Colm Looney and Mark again, by the 4th minute before Brian Cotter got a nice point after a nice exchange of passes. Brian and Cian were very influential in this half, and seemed to have their own private scoring battle going on; one would score, only for the other to counteract that score with another.

Colm Looney scored another point when he had a goal scoring opportunity before a good strong run up the field by Noah Butler ended up with the same player scoring a good goal. Noah got his second goal in the 16th minute, and Cian finishing his impressive display with a goal in the 17th minute. Liam Fox was parachuted to the attack, and Fionn Magner deputised at full back, only then for Liam to show some of the forwards how to score goals, after being sportingly set up by Darragh O Grady. Brian Cotter scored our ninth goal of the night and we concluded our scoring with a brace of points for Brian and another for Mark.

St. Dominics scored two points in this half. This game qualifies Killavullen for a semi-final berth, where stronger opposition awaits. What was pleasing to the selectors was the good work ethic and accurate foor passing, items that we have been working on, in training. Our backs got tighter as the game progressed and Shane in goals was very effective.

Good competitions for places for the starting berths on the championship team will now be used as the catalyst to spur things along nicely, a healthy complaint to have.